Digipak blueprints

We researched various Digipak designs to decide which we thought would be best for our product and shared ideas. 

I like this design because it is quite simplistic and I find the overall shape very satisfying. However, because we want to have an insert and a large focus on artwork in our product a design with more panels is needed. 

This is a cross pack design produced by a graphics company. I like this design because it's innovative and also brings the cd into the main focus. The problems we would have with the design, is that there isn't much contingency between the four artwork panels, this would mean that we wouldn't be able to do any flowing designs. A design flaw in this product is also that I feel like it would be a lot flimsier then the average digipak and therefore more liable to breakage.

Here's another example with two cd sections and the panels in the centre.

 We decided to go with the classic six panelled Digipak design. We chose this blueprint because the six panels will allow us to have space for artwork and the overall design would make a more durable product.

Above are examples of student work who also used a six-pannel design. The '2manDeep' design is very consistent and well thought out, there is a good overall theme to the work and it is a good example of what we shall aspire to. The only criticism I have other than personal preferences, is that there is no design work on the strips of the Cd which all Cds usually have. The bottom design is clearly a lot less developed, however it is an example of what we shall be doing next in photoshop where we shall mock up possible designs from our collected research.

We intend to put an insert into our Digipak containing lyrics and illustrations, one of our panels will be dedicated to holding our insert. Above is an example of a Design with an insert in it.